Loading machine



' May 13, 1930. EC. MORGAN 1,758,198

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May 13, 1930. E. c. MORGAN LOADING MACHINE Original Filed April 29, 1918 13 Sheets-Sheet 15 avw emfoz Edmzzzzd Chub/yan Patented May 1-3, 1930 i i -SAIDLEDMUND. C."MORGAN;'D'ECEASED:

4 1 mm; M QH I i This invention re1ates't0--machinesfor loading coal and other matefi'al' and. has for its Object'the provision of a device of theclass} v named which shall he'of im roved cdn'js'trimtien and operationfl binhtioii' and arrangement- 01? p'arts 'shewn -in the accompanying diawings and desc rib'ed' in the following specification, audit is mb'r'e is particularly pointed: out' theaapp'ended claims. V.

In the drawings f v Fig. 2 is avertical-section thfon'ghfami'ne v chamber showing thegldading-machine pf Fig. 1 in side elevatibn inpla'ce inth'e'schamher; 7 i i Figs. 3, 4, 5 and 6 but Qua-larger scale;

side elevation of the 3, 4, hand 6.

Figs. 11,12, 13 and l itogether 'cbnstitutej a een'tral longitudinal sectionefthe maehine shewn in Figs; 3, 4, 5 and 6.

Fig. 15is a transverse vertlcai section; on; line l5-15 of Fig. 4

Fig; 16 is, a vertical sectien' on1ine1 616 Fig. 1,? is a fragmentary detaiL g a conveyeic chain-n'sedon the machine.

18 showing alsolthegnides fofthe chain.

line 20-20 of Fig.4. lineal- 21 of Fig; 4., I

Fig. 22 is a seetional in view fsnbst'aii-i tiallyon 'hne 224 22 of '13,,

HiOdiflCfltiOnOf a "part iofthe gea 'iii'g;

Fig' 24: is a vertical section sub 7 online '24"24L'0f FigLQS;

together constitiiteja top plan view-0f the machine shown in 1 v V a abeutthejaxisfefits "shaft 5, thle oth'efarm Figs. 7, 8, 9 and 10 together constitute a: machine shown in Figs.-

Fig. 18 is a sideelevation Of, a portion- 0f Fig. 21 is a vertical section:

' t li h 10f whiehthe wheels' 2are rotatedvto vpi opel the machine "upbn'the track 3:; Each. gear shown anwne drawings is 5 one that" is esp'e:

cialljfladaptedifer work'in .veryf;- 1-ow mine; veins,- and the vmaehil'i'e I ,shbwn *is provided withacheaVy'iplateIiwhieh-eonstitntes 11116 r 7 main snpportingflfiame 0f th'eimaehinei z The fiamefpla-teTl isflca ried Wheels 2 The invention is exemplified in the (30m niay raised and lowered? relative :tO 'thei 7 are"jenrna1edat*thefouter ends of 'arinsl i, f J showiifbe'st injFigsf4 and 21. The arms): Fig.- 1' is a topplan View of the-loading machinelshowing one embodiment bf the-'- presentinventi0n.

are. rigidly "carried at the endso'ffhollbfi ends of the arms v41:, 'at each. side ,of' the machine, pr v d w th; g r t e l '7 are rangedfso thatthezte'ethef each arm'i'nt'e'r meshfwith ithe-teeth of its mate, SQ "that 'if one arm ismoved' iipwardly 'or ,dbwnwai' dly will be given a cerrespondi ig movement'fand" since the arms atfthedppositeends'bf each shaft 5 .are1 igid1y c;'onneci'fed by th'e'ir'shaft,

the arms at the'eppositesides'of the'machine ai'e cdnstrained t0 moveiin unison with one anotherL F0r.the pu pose (if rocking the 'aigms "4: together with; their; truck Wheels 22 vertically upon] the hollow shafts 5, 'qne 6f thejarmsj 4;, as shown inPFi'gsL; 4 "aiidffllf, is 1 p o ided with, a en vided w rack. teeth 9 arranged to mesh With'ia I worm 1O fjeuinaled a bearing 11 rigidly se me te Qneef a pair, of side plates l'2'whi'ch pro -Fig. 19 is a sectionbnhne 19 19 of Fig;

; 'bLIVE LEUGEN'IEQMORGAN-I Exnctr'rmxfer 'ject upwardlyfiom-theQmain-base plate 1.

The spindle *foi' the wo m? *isprqvi'ded Fig. 20 is a vertiealsectionsi hstantially ent a a ed 13 b m eifi k fi Wreneh; '01- other instrument ;by 'Whiph the W0rm may--be rotated to swingthe arms 4i vertically 'andi thus raiseof'ldwe the'ti'n'ok Wheels 2 relatively to thedrame "ofYtheamag chine.) .Each ai'mfL ispIovided at its; onter V Fig. 23 is [a fragmentary-plan View of 21;. tion' of: a lqadingmaehine showing a slight end with astud'shaftl l'j on'h rhih the truck Whee1sI2 are jeurnaled, andfe aeh whe112 isf pr ovidedadjacentits inner face and rigidly secured thefeto with a spur gear 1553 means journaled on a stud shaft 17' carried by'the v outer face of the arm 4; and each idler 16 meshes with a pinion 18 secured toone end of a shaft 19 which extends through the hollow central portion of one of the shafts 5 and is j ournaled for rotation within the hollow shaft, as shown in Fig. 16. The'jpinions 18, at one'sideof the machine, as shown in Fig. 4:, mesh with a gear 20 which is rigid withi alfs'haft: 2215 (see alse-Fig. 8) journaled in a bearing 22 carried by=-Lthe:frame plate 1. The'end of shaft, 21 opposite the gear 20 carries a'large'r gear 23 which meshes 'witha pinion 24 secured to the end of a shaft 25 journaled' in'a bearing 26 atthe upper end of a pedestal 27 also carriedbytheframe plate 1.} The shaft 25yis-jprovidedj with: a

bevel ,gear 28 which meshes withff'a pinion,

" 29 which is driven by a motor located within a casingr30 mounted .uponthe upper; face ofthe plate 1. 'By this arrangementfthe track wheels 2 may be rotated by the motonin the casing 30 and thusthemachine maybe pro-c pelled alonglthe track rails ,3Z'; ,The wheels: 2. may: be shifted' verticallygrelativelyto the frame plate 1 to raise and lower the machine relative to the trackiand the wheels will remain in driving relationwith the imotor for ,for regulating the motor in the easing eo, V The side plates-12 extend rearw-ardly,:-.as

all positions of,,v.ertical adj ustment: of the machine frame, A controller 31 is ,iprov1ded shown inFigs. '3, 4, 7 ,8; 111 -and..12, and are connected near their-lower edgesbut above theunion between the side platesland the" base platexl, by azbedrplateg 35 which forms a j runwayover which a "plurality .of conveyerlchains 36Itra'vel to transfer-the mate narrate loaded tothe rear end of thetrough formed by the side'plates 12 and bed plate 35,

chainsi36 aremadefupjof single links 39 and double links 40,,and these linksare-provided With laterally extendingffianges 41 an d 42,

respectively, attheir upper ledges ifor the b purpose of engaging the material and for transporting it along the bed plate 35 The rear'endof the bedplate35 is'-su iported.bya crossbar 43 ab o ut which the chainsl 36, travel so that ithe chains return beneathfthe bed plate,35, the return runs ofthe chain s passing about sprocket wheels, 4% secured to a a ,;l a1 n the flipper i'surfaice of the base plate l in bear'ings te gh in S-Q 2 3 15. After the chains-36 havefuengaged the] sprocket wheels, 44; they 'paSS through slots47in the base plate 1; and travel beneath; the basegplate, tol a point be;

- to the upperside ofthe baseplate through opening's48. At their forward ends the condriving the chains36, the shaft 45 is rotated by mechanism best shown in Figs. 4, 8 and 15. A bevel' pinion 50,driven by a second in a bearing 53 carried at the upper end of a pedestal 54, .The end of the shaft 52 oppo site'thege'ar 51 carries apinion 55 meshing with a gear 56 which'has atvp inion 57rigid therewith arranged to meshwithpinion 58 on the end of the shaft-545. ;;Inthis way'the shaft 45 isdriven from the motor pinion 50}; and the' conveyer chains ,36 are thus made 3 i to travel 6161 the bed plate, 35 to transfer material to the rear end oft-the loading 1112-3 chine and discharge it into the; car 37.

veyer chains 36 pass about an'idle shaft 49. I V

and thence returnon their active run along .4

' the upper surface of the bed plate 35. For

motor within the motor casing 30 meshes with a bevel gear 51 secured to a shaft'52 j our'na-led Movement; of the machine upon the track rails Bailey -;means of'the'propelling mechanism; connected tothewheels 2 may becon- "trollediby :the controller 31 connectedto the electric" motor 30. The principal function of this propelling mechanism is to transport the'machine from one placelto another inthe mine chamber," but-it should be understood that when the material being loaded is light and.- in loosepiles this propelling mechanism alone may be sufiicient to ram thescoop 105,

l08ginto the materialsothat the conveyer chains maymove the material into the cart.

31, 'WhenEcoal is to berloadedrhoweverr-in a: mine chamber, particularly after it has been blasted down and remains. partially or' wholly; in a semi-solid mass, it preferred to impart a more positive and powerful mjovement over limited distances upon the track to cause the scoop to be irammed'into-the material to be loaded; andvthismore powerful reciprocating movementis secured by the mechanism operated from th'e shaft-as shown Figs. 4, 15, 16 and 20.1 I r At theend of the shaft 45 opposite thepinion 58 the shaft carries a second pinion 6O which meshes with a gear61 carried on a; shaft 62 journaled in a pedestal 63 extendingupwardly from the base plate 1. ,The shaft 62 has two gears tie" and 65 mounted'to rotate thereon, but each'fmaybealternately secured a to the shaft to rotatethercwith by means of a clutch 66op erated by a handle 67. A pair of uprightparallel plates 68 and 69 are arranged to project upwardly fromthe-base plateland a short shaft:- 70 parallel with the shaft 162 is journaled in hearings in these plates, as shown in Fig.1 4. The shaft .70 is provided with, a

pinion ,71;wl1.ich isdgeare d to the pini0n64 through an intermediateidler 72; A gear 73 also secured to the shaft 'i'O meshes directly ,cwith the gear 65 onthesh'aft 62. Bythisiarv, rangement when the clutch 66, meshes with the pini n 6 t e shaft 79min. be. ota ed n one a th i i n ftl eena hine, shew r -rF a tened to, an anchor bar "89 locatedvnear the .ilnt of the machine andseenredto theiorard end of-the trael; on whiehthemachine travels. W hen the shaft Z isxdriventhrougih the gears-BS-andfZS, cables 86'an' 8i7a will leewound upon the e lzgams 76 the a machine Willrthns-be movedforwandly to em I I gage the-material to be loaded; The-drums ,7

v 91 Whio-hare guidedvloyer sheaves i92to ianohors 9,3, and when the gdnnms arerotatecl by thesgearse 64 71 2, the eahliesi-w and 9L wi b weul dti pontheir respectivedrnms' to 'etraq theiq e tling m hine whileth "cables 86 and 87 will be correspondingly unwound t permi e ba kward movemento'f ,t heimac- Theziolflflfd portion" ofthe loading maeh ei PIOYi MlWith/a frameiplate which; is pivotedat 196-to the, niainirar'neplatel so that the iorwardportionyof the mac 'hinemay be swung lamrallyiabont the shaft 96. The frame plat l-I Xtends anonsideralole' distance: n front Qf; t epi et 96, and isprovided at its" forward edge ith-a wonm rack 'tli which is engaged by awQr wheel; as secured to a Sh f 99 j lrnl efl in-ybearings 100f on the fram Plate-.7975, its shown-in Rigs. -13; and22i The forwardlyextending; 'aportion of lithe frame plate 1 is provided with an areuat slot 101 and the irame;plate'915eisbent downward 1y, 'as shown 3133192 injE l3 and 22,10 form rearwarclly extending tongue; .103 which PfiSSQS hrough the slot 101 and extends I eflle Wa dlybeneath the plate -1v into position-tor e l-g ge: the pivot: pin? 96;. 1 In! thiswayfthe- Plates and- Eeliareimadeito interlap withone lHQ hQf SQ; hat alithongh they areii'freei-toi swing, about the pivotifi'gtlieyane big-idly eon neoted SQ tar;ashelative vertioalkinoveinent 1s. qencerned. The plate-95 {is provided with QW W- IdlYweXLteQding strengthening ribs:

143i and'the plateiilj mayrhas'ret similar Tibs." f I E ojectin eupwandlyatria sates a the; tra ne platea'95tareaside lplates 105;:whieh' are:

frame plateg95randforming-a support for the upper run of conveye-r chainslO'Z ina mam ner similar to the support for therear coneyer ehains36p The, plates 95 and 1Q6=are widened at their forward endsyas, shown in Fig. 6, anda nose piece l08iissnpported atthe extreme frontedge of-tne plate 95in position to he forced ;-.int0 engagement 'Wlth material to be loaded when the machine is moved fore wardlyi l'he chains 107 pass aro'uncl-abar 109 arebrought into position to, travel upon the upper, surface of the bedplate'lflti irr their aotiNerun, \At its rear end the bed-plate106ex-;

tends above the forward portion of the bed.

plate '35, as shown in Fig. 12, andxtherside plates 105; pass .Wlthlll the front ends of; the

side platesel2qwhich are curvedoutwardly-Ito.

permit lateral swingingo'f the forward oon- Veyer, section. .A supplemental, supporting plate? 110 isprovided for the-supportrof the return run of the conveye'r chains-@107 Where carried by thenose piece 108 so that the chains these clhainsKoverlap the forwal'd po'rtion of: q I

the chains 36. y This portion of thexohjains 36. V

isalso provided with a-icoizerrplatel'll. i-

sgflhe no'sepiece 108 is in ,thet nature' of' a plow fordigging into and delivering material to" thenrchain 'conveyers whioh' ftravel along" grooves so as to actiially'icarr "the material as: Well as slide it along'the. ed platel06; Byj referring to Fig. '3 it. will-he seen that the ch ains piroj e'ct appreeiable5distances1from thesuriace of the bed plate and; the material Whichrests on. theoh'ainsissnpported bythe latterinsthe hottoms of the grooves'in which they fits i By; referring to Figs. l8 and 19- it will;v be" seen-thatthe angle plates 38; are

construioted to; assist materially: in the sup- V port of the chains" andnthe smaterial thereon;

-.As shown in. Figs; 1,f2,' IOeandxI, the i113- perxsurfaee of the 'nosepiece or plow 108i is fiat andainelined downwardly to ooj-act with the bottomhorrizontalusiirface to :form a I wedge to engage the material, loosen it and; direct it onto the" con-veyeri" WVh'en the for-. ward: coniveye'r frame 95 isthrust towardgthe pileofieoal such: frame 95-: acts as aram atoiorce -the.wedge: 108' 'lntoifthe coal to direct it lomtoa therconveyer;k 'lhe forward portion orfithe irainej95' therefore acts as a sco'op' by; being"'diireoteol under themateri'a l: tofberload' ed. so that suchs material mayyibe supported by; the 1 loed plate 'The 'latera'llysflaring extensions 1= 05;-as':' shown? insEigs; I and-.14;

may also jcooperate with the forwardalip- -108 015 the; scoopi to direct the disl dged: material toward thesbeol plate 106 Where theiohain's 36 may'operate on: the? scooped upr ;-material! to transfer-the?latterprearwardly' to: t'hewminei reason of thepowerfuli rope' gearin'ga the? scoopsmay be rammeda'intoi I aisemissolid I mass "of-z ooalr'p-broke'ndowni 0 1i dislodged .by

blastingn and by repeatechireeiprooations at various elevations such materials-may be': efii ciently loaded into'the mine car'37. Adjustment ofthe wheels128 shown in Fig. 2 per mits the lip 108 of the scoop to act'alon'g the floor or at various elevations even when the wheels 12813.1'6 off the traclcand in the space in advancethereof. c

7 For driving the chains 107, a motor 112 is provided vwhich is mounted. upon'a bracket 113 secured to the side plate just iii-front of the rack 97, as'shown-in Figs. 5and 9.. The motor 112 drivesa shaft 114 which eX-- tends across the machine and which is connectedwith the motor'by a pinion 115and a ear- 116 carried "bya stud shaft1l7. #The shaft 114 is provided-with a plurality of sprocket-wheels 118 whichiengage the con veyercha'ins'107, as shown in Fig.- 13'. In

addition'to driving the conveyerchains 107,. V the shaft 114-is used to transmit motion from,

-themotor112 to the :shaft 99. Injorder that the shaft -99 'ma-ybe rotated in either direc--' tion, reversing mechanism is provided, as:

shown'in Figs. 5' and 17. A pinion 120 and;

- wheel 124 by a'sprocket chain 125 and the" without operatingitheworm'98 to shiftthe a sprocket wheel 121are loosely mounted on the end of theshaft 114 and maybe alternatelysecured to the shaft by a clutch 122 operated by a handle 123. Wheel 121 is connectedwith; a corresponding pinion-120 is geared to a pinion 126 onthe shaft 99 through a pair of idlers 127. By this arrangementthe shaft 99 maybe rotated in one direction through the sprocket wheel 1251 and in the opposite direction through the. idlers 127 The-clutch mayralso-be placed' inan intermediate position'so thatgthemotor 1'12-maybe used'to'drive the conveyer chams forward end of the machine.

I When themachine is being transported overithe trackrails' 3 the forward section is ,7 supported by wheels 128 which are journaled on the ends .of' arms 129 whichwarms are rigidly secured .to the opposite ends ofxa pair of shafts 130. extendinglongitudinally through a block 131:in which the shafts are journaled to rotate. The block 131 lspivoted to'a projection ,132 carried on the frame plate 95, a pin 133being used to connect the:

block :131 with the projection .132 'ata point midway between .theg'sides of the conveyer.

. The inner; endsof the arms 129 are provided with int'ermeshing gea teeth.;135 so thati alli fourfof the wheels 128 will swing upwardly or downwardly in f unison with one another relative-to the conveyer when the shaftsiflSO.

. are rotated; Oneof the arms 129 as shown in Figs. -5 and' 9, carries a segmental rack 136. which meshes with a=worm-137 journaled i in a bracket 13 8 rig-idly secured to the. block- 3 I V f131.--*;.Th'e wormg137 isvprovided'with a squaredend139 for receiving a socket wrench or crank 140 by meansof which the shafts j 130 may be rotated to shift the wheels 1128 5 relative to the -frameofthemachine.

The sprocket I For'the convenience of theioperator a'pair of running boards 141 is hinged to the sides ofthemachine, as shown in Figs. 1, 4 and 22,,

V and these'ru'nning boards may be swung upwardlyiifitis desired tomove' the machine I through a narrow opening, or if for'any other reason 1t is found convenient. j The car 37 which-receives the'mate'rlal-from the discharge end of. the loading machine is providedat its forward 'end'with" a downwardly swinging doo'r142 pivotally connectedto the car at 143K and which when open leaves the endof the car free to receive the discharge conveyer of the loading machine, as shown in F igs58 and 12. The-door 142 has acts asabumper andcoupling block by means ofgwhi'chthe' car is connected with r othersj'toPformi a' train. "Ajpin 145 extends :acros'sa slot 146 in-thefbar 144 and receives -:a hook for connecting the car with othersinf 1' th e t'rain. *The'" opposite end of the "car is provided with a bar 147 which forms afco mf N v I, c

plementary coupler for the bar 144 of an ad- V '80 :abar 144'securedtofthe'outer face'ther'eof 1 which extends a'crossthe 'endof the'car and jacent car in atrain. The bar 147 is pro vided with a slot 148 and a remov'able'coupling pin 149 which passes through'a linkof the coupling chain 150." The chain 150 is provided with a hook-151 for engaging the pin 1450f the coupling bar 144. -An'ysuitable latch such asis shown at 152'may be position; i

provided ar 'holding the door '142fin closed In the modification showii in Figs;- 23iand 24, thehollow shaftsshown at '5 in Figs, 4 and 15 are-replaced by solid shafts 153 and power is transmitted from the motor pinion 29 to the iopposite side of the frame of the machine by means ofa'flutedshaft 154 in-[ stead of ishafts 19 passing through hollow v shafts 5 as intheform previously described.

The fluted shaft 154 slides through-a sleeve 155 which carries; a bevel" gear'156 in position to IDBSlITWlththG motor pinion 29." The sleeve 155' is internally fluted to conformto viou'sly described. At the-side of the frame opposite theggear156r a pinion 158 meshes v with a gear 159-secured1to a shaftjournaled] in a'bearing160 and carryingat its'opposit'e endalpinionliil by. means of which the truck wheels 2 on that side of Y the 3 machine are driven. The pinion- 158 is provided with a hollowsleeve1 62 internally fluted to fit the periphery'of the sha'ft154. By this arrange; ment'powermay be transmitted across'the frame of'the machine so that the wheels "2 will be driven'in unisori onboth sides ofthe frames This arrangement may be used for I "propelling the machine-from'place to'place :15:

in the mine! and when it is desiredto operate the machine :for loadingspurposestthe shaft 154 may be withdrawnfromwithinlthe sleeve 162by means of ahand piece 163 so thatthe space between the side p1ates12 Will not be obstructed by the shaft. Since the WheelsQ are not used for. propellingthe machine during loading operation,- the shaft 154rwi1l not be neededat this time'so -that -it canbe With drawn entirely or drawn back sufficiently to clearthe space-between the side plates 12,130 permit the passageiof :inaterial along the conveyeriframee I a ln operationt the machineis first drivento the position in; amine chamber where loose fmat'erialis tohe loaded' and duringthe trans? portation of the machine from-place. to place it is supported in? the truck Wheels 2'and 128 at a/snfiicient height from; the flooftofithe mine-chamber to cause the nose piece 108 of V the machine to .clear'the upper "partqofthe track rails wover which the machine travels When the machine is brought into position to,

load material into cars 37, thewheels 2- and 128 are raised relative to the frame; of the machine so that themachinfl ifi Bli-iS lowere I until :the, nose piece 108 rests upon; the floor r .of themine chamber in advance' of the for 7 positedauponthe upper surface, of thebed' of the mine 1 floor.

plate 106 over which it is, carried rearwardlyu and discharged ,onto the surface of the plate 35nalongwh-ich it iscarriedbythe; chains 36 to V the. rear of the; machine here; it is p dumped into the car ,37. -When the material;

directly: in front ofthe; machine has, thus been loaded, the machine is run hackwandly by the cables/9O RII -KQE QHQ; the forward p votal sectionis swung; to one side. or the other of thet-trackrby' means of thewormand rack 97 and 9.8:and thefmachineis again advanced to gather thezmatenialat the side of its direct path of travel; Duringthe load ng operationithe forward Wheels 128 are raisedsufhf ciently to' entirely clearthe track rails ,3 to permit the front portion of the machine to be swung from .one side of the trackto the 7 other. 7 The machine at this time is Supported by-the-rear -wl1ee1s 2 andthe front end of the conveyer' frame which rests upon the surface It ill be seen: that the rear wheels 2 may be sliiftedl relative to the frame so that the entireframe-is brought very close to the topof' the track rails.-: This permitsoperation in-yery low veins. I .r

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l. A loading machine comprising a main frame, supporting Wheels for said frame movable verticallyrelative thereto for raising and lowering said frame, a, supplemental framepivotally connected With 'said main framelfor lateral-movement.relatitie thereto,

and sup'portingavheels carried by saidsupplemental. framerand movable; wertically rel at-ive thereto for permitting the forward lend ofsaid' supplemental: frame to be brought into-'andxoutof engagement With- .the surface over-Which said machine operates.

2. A load ng; machine comprlsmglfamain frame, track wheels for; supporting said frame {arranged to. be moved Vertically rela -i tive" thereto vEfor ra1s1ng o and lowering; said frame, a supplemental frame; pivotally ,con-,

nected with said main frame to swing later;v

ally relative theretobut :held in rigidgrelation. Ventically: relative tofsai'd, main drame,

Wheels oil-said;supplementalrframe. and movable: vertically relative, itheretio for A raising a and lowering the forwardend of. said sup 1 ple'mental frame into andoutgof engagement ttlrthecsurface upon which saidmachine operates,:-\ and rcomreyers carried, Joy said frames fontransferring; material: along said framesgn 3. Infaloading maohine,:a .frame; a pair of :arms piizotallyiconnectedztvith said: frame, 7

for: driving-said: Wheels independentlyof their. .;p.ositi'oni relativelyftofsaid j frame for:

propellingsaid frame alongthe sntface upon Which it "is: supported. '14:. 1' La loading'imachine of arms ipiyotail ly; connected with said frame, meansfOlilzC'tllSlDg said-arms ton swing. in

WhiCbdtiS-SUPIDQIIJGCL as v 5. A4 lroad'ng; machine; comprising a frame, conveyer mechanism carried. .b-yt said. frame arrangedto receive material; at one end thereof," arms pivotallyi eonneeteditvith. said frame,

meansafor'stvi-nging said arms \vertieallyvabout their pivotalz connectionr fwithflsaird frame :and for holding Said. arms :1n their warions POSl tions for adjusting the receivingrndaof said conveyeriirelativierto"the .isurf acei upon which said: maehinei operatesimeans rfor- 'const-rainmg said arms toamove unison" about their 7 plyotsyand :Ineans. for: rotatmgtsaid :Wheels independently of the position of 2 adjustment of said armsrelativeato :theiri-pivots. a

6; a loading; machine, the combination with] elongated conveyer frame open; at-its a frame, iarpair unison withone another about their pivotal 1 connectipns said frame, .LWhBGlS journailed on said arms; and: meansiforvrotatipg 1 Said.- .wheelsindependentlyhof thezposition of 'saidz't'arms relative. towtheiri: pivots for v-pr.o-; pelling said machinealong'thesarfacehponi forward and rear ends; a con-veyer .exten'ding along said eonveyer; frameghetween the ends thereof; gathering means'iat-itheforward end of. said conveyer frame, a truck for the rear portion of saidQframie, an additional truck for the forward portion of said frame,

K said additional truck'being'provided with truck for the forward portion of said frame, means connected-between vthe rear truck and the frame forf adjusting the elevationof the latter relative to 'said-truck, and "additional mechanism associated withu the forward truckto'adjustrthe elevation of; -the forward portionbf: the frame and said gathering means-independently of the elevating-mocha nism associated with therear truck; a

8. A loading machine comprising a 'con-i veyer frame having one endthereof arranged to receive material toz be loaded, ztwo sets of supporting wheels forysaid'frame, mechanism for-adjusting said wheels verticallyto raise and-lower said frame to bring the receiving end of said conveyer intocontaot with the; surface upon which said machine operates and to shift the weightOf said frame from the foremost set ofsaid wheelsso that the wheels of said set mayxbesraised above said surface, and means for rotating the rearmost" set .of said wheels for-{propelling said I machine over the surface on which it is supported. I :g', "1 l V r 95A- loading "machine comprising'ia; conveyer frame having one end thereof arranged re'lative to.v said frame for to receive material fto beljoaded, alpair of.

arms pivotally connected'with said frame and :havingintermeshing gear teeth on adjacent ends thereof, supporting "wheels mounted on said arms; means for shifting said 'arms abouttheir pivotswto. raise and lower said conveyor frame relative to thesurface on which it operates, and means for movingwsaid frame independently of said wheelsofor forcing the receiving end of said conveyer into engagement with the material to be loaded f 10. A*loading machine comprising a conveyer frame arms pivotally mounted on said frame, wheels carried by said arms'for assist ing in supporting said frame, gear; teeth on the inner: ends of.- said arms for constraining said arms to move in unison with one another, gears concentric; withrthepivot's of said arms havingdriving connections with said wheels, a motor for rotat ng said gears for'driving said wheels, andmeans for shifting sa d arms ing said-frame; 1 a

raising and lowerswamps 'l 11. A loading machine comprising a 'con'fveyer frame; a hollowfshaft extendingacross V said frame, arms rigidly secured to the opposite endofsaid shaft to swing in unison with oneanother about the axis of said shaft as 'a-pivot'; wheels ournaledion said arms adacent the outer ends-thereof, a second shaft extending throughrsaid hollow shaft, and gearing-operated by said second. shaft for.

- driving said wheelsm 12. A'lo ading'machine'comprisinga frame, materialhandling mechanismmounted on said frame, a hollow shaft extending across sa dframe, an arm rigidly secured to each of the oppositeen ds of said shaftysup porting wheels journaled adjacent theouter endshof said arms, means for swinging said armsin unison with one another about the a'xisof said. shaft as a pivot to raise andtlower said frame,"

a second shaft/extending through the hollow 'injsaid first-mentioned shaft, and gearing carried by said arms and 'havinga'driving' connection with said secondshaft' for rotating-saidxwheelsto. propelsaid machine over the surface'upon whlchit 1s operated. i 13. A loading machine-comprisinga-cons v'eyer frame having one "end thereof arranged Y 1 to receive materialto be loaded,;a-'pair of hollow shafts extending across said frame and I j ournaled thereon, an arm rigidly con nectedjwith each end of eachof said shafts, asup orting'wheel journaled adjacent the outer j end of each "of saidv arms, means for swinging sa d arms about the axes of said shafts to ralse and lower sald conveyoriframe to bring the i-rec eivingend-thereof into and o out of operative posltion, drive shafts vextending through the interior of each oflsaid V hollow shafts, gearing "carried by said arms andl operated by said drive shafts forrotating said supporting' wheels, andmeans for rotating saidfidrive fshafts' -for propelling said machine over the surface'upon which it is v 14. Alo'ading machine 1 comprising a conveyer framehaving oneend'thereof arranged to receive material to b'e'loaded, wheels-for supportingsaid]frame, armspivotally con-- nectedfwith. said framefand upon which said wheels are Qurnaled; mean wf rswlngingj said arms about them pivotal connections to raise and lower saidfram'e to bring the receiving end thereof into and out of operative position,"means {extending across 'saidiframe' .to constrain'thearms on opposite sides there} of to move in unison with one another, gearing-for driving said wheels independent of the vertical adjustmentthereof relative to, 'said frame,ra=motor,located at one side of said frame ,for driving isaid gearing, and

125 means extending across saidframe for trans mitti'ng movement 'from isaild motor to the wheels on'the opposite side of said frame.

1. A oad n a hiae q pri i a -"13. adap t9 travjelon. Fa r nk a r 's a main frame plate, .ga theringmeans loom prising. an elongated con'veye'r frame having a supplemental frame, plate, an extension from said supplementalplate through a slotin said main plate, and:a'pivotalifconnection between said plates-itofpermit lateral swinging movement of said gathering means rela tively to said truck While preventing upward or downward movement relatively to said main frame plate by reason of the interlocking connections between said main and supplemental plates at and near-said pivotal connection. V Q 1 ,16. A loading machine compris ng two frame members having interlocking connec- Y tions between them, one of said members having a slot therein and the other of said mem bers having an offset portion extending through said slot so that different portlons h ofsaid last-mentioned member engage opposite sides of said first-mentioned member.

17. A loading machine comprising a main frame plate, a supplemental frame plate arranged to overlap said mam frame plate, said supplemental plate having a tongue at the end thereof extending through a slot in said main frame plate, and'a pivotal connection between said tongue and said main frame plate.

'18. A loading machine comprising a main" frame plate having an arcuate slot therein,

gand a supplemental frame plate having one end thereof overlapp ng said main frame plate and havingan extension oifset relative thereto and extending through said arcuate slot, said extension vbeing pivotally connected with'said mainframe plate on the sidethereof opposite the main portion of said supplemental frame plate so that said supplemental plate may be swung about said pivotal con nection while the offset portion of the exten' sion thereof travels in said arcuate slot.

19. A loading machine comprising a main frame, a supplemental frame connected thereto for relative movement laterally, continuous conveyer mechanism extending uninterruptedly along said-supplemental frame and along said main frame, an interlocking con nection comprising a p1voted tongue between said main and supplemental frames and extending through an arcuate slot in the main frame to prevent upright movement of said supplemental frame relatively to .said main frame while permitting lateral swinging movement of'said supplemental frame relatively to said main frame and whilethe continuity of said conveyer mechanismis pre served, and means for swinging the" supple= vmechanism extending along said main and supplemental frames, and means comprising a mainframe plate and a supplemental frame plate for preventing relative'vertical moviementfof said supplemental frame While permitting sw nging movement thereof, one of said plates having a tongue extending through an arcuate'opening'in; the other of said plates to hold said plates froin-move ment relatively to one another. ina direction 7 transverse, to the plane's thereof, but per- I mitting movement of jsaid'platesrelatively to one another-'Qin the direction' of their planes. 21; A-xloadingmachine comprising aemain;

frame'plate, asupplementalframe-plateover lapping saidjmain*frameaplatelat one end thereof, saidmain frame plate having anarc- 1iate slot; therethrough' adj acent said end, an

extension on-the end of said supplemental frame'pl-atejofiset therefrom and extending through said slot, means for pivotallyconnecting; said extension to saidomain frame plate at'the center of curvature of saidarcuateslot, arack on saidmain frame plate Iconcentric wlth saldarcuate slot, and means-on said supplemental frame plate, for-engaging d, ra k t sw ng" s id uppl ment P e plate.

a ing ma hine compri ing main frame, a supplemental-frame overlapping.

e dmain am an r a i gtheoverlapping 19 p ta y onnec ed wi h s id a f am ld upplem a ame having c nveyer beda extending longitudinally thereof a pltu relity f end s c nveyer hains arranged in, parallelism to travel along the upper sur:

facelof said bed from Jthereceiving end thereof toward the delivery end thereof, a motor for dr ving said endless conveyer chains, an

arcuate rack on said mainframe, a pinion connected with said supplemental frame for e a in s drjrack, wow e ofige rin f i connecting; said pinion with. said motor to e0 ab ut it .P. Y0 al onne ion. wi h aid. main drive; d; P1 1 011 n ppo itedir sit n i 1 1 a clutch fpr;selectively ,connectin'gsaijdmotor l h ff aid Sets f g rnst ause aid,

pinion ,to; swing; in op'ip'osite directions rela- 'i e y to a d ma n r eporting fra meworlg; gathering means on the forum-"id Qndj- -thereof, ea conveyer on said amevb aex endi gf omsa d-g ther g means to he rear; end of said framework, and mechanism mountedi on said framework and a ap d t b i eeted to neh ras s traneous to said framework for advancing the 1 et er t eth with. e id ethe i s ean e tilinea-rly togather a load forsaid conveyer d for r racti g-se dga h namea .wit a e' ep d'm rement hanhe-ad ane i g mer m n 2 y ilamem gath g d v c at the far: W rd-en theteo n ea n ii a e-v wardsleadin PQS On eL-ma Q i ga he e a i lgatherire'fi v ce1 pe ear ng; ico'me A l ig mae ihe o mpr ng a 'bn 

